Fight Club - 1999

FIGHT CLUB

Rating: 9/10

Notable Stars: Brad Pitt and Edward Norton

Director: David Fincher

How would one describe a Mind boggling adventure?

Through Fight Club would be the answer. Edward Norton may look like an innocent angel but a psychological game can stir and turn many events. The Brad Pitt starring thriller is truly a Fight Club.

Edward Norton is a person who is hunted down by a boring office life and by the way 'insomnia'. He looks to change his life, to do something that will bring out the dead (interesting life). He meets Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) one fine day and that's when the required change strikes. Tyler Durden is a soap maker by profession who is intrigued by Edward Norton's life and that's when their friendship turns to something more, something related to Fight.
The former and latter from their art of fight similarly open a Fight Club. The Fight Club's sole purpose was soon to be ignored when the new members take the things to a whole other level.

Fight Club shows the significance of how the thoughts of  single person can change the perspective of a throng of people. The little things matter most and simply can make all the difference, the idea of fight was subsequently transformed into something that not even the protagonist had expected. The acting throughout is superb and the director has done fairly good job to manage all the scenes. The script was awesome for which an oscar won't have been too bad.
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Reviewed By Najam

Jurassic Park III - Movie 2001

Jurassic Park III
By Joe Johnston
8.3/10

The third installment of the series, some part of Jurassic Park III is based on Michael Crichton's novel. Years after the incident at Isla Nublar Ben Hildebrand (Mark Harelik) and Eric Kirby (Trevor Morgan), a 12 year old boy, go paragliding along the shores of Isla Sorna when a mysterious creature attacks the boat and kills the crew, to survive the crash Ben detaches the line and both get drifted off to the island. Eric is the son of Paul Kirby (William H. Macy) and Amanda Kirby (Téa Leoni) who are a divorced couple, both the parents unite in order to get their son back and offer Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill), who now is a famous figure after his Jurassic Park experience, to fund his research in return for a aerial tour of Isla Sorna. Alan accepts the offer, not knowing of the Kirbys true intentions, and flies with them along with his assistant Billy Brennan (Alessandro Nivola). Upon reaching the island Alan finds out the true intentions of the Kirbys and tries to stop them from landing but gets knocked out by a person, when he wakes later he finds out that they have touched down and persuades everyone to get back inside but until then they have already attracted a deadly Spinosaurus (A big and ferocious dino with a fin) who attacks them and destroys the airplane, and this adventurous tour turns into a desperate struggle for survival and only time can tell the dangers that wait ahead of them.
An excellent movie that will keep you glued and not bore you for a second.
A great job by the Director as all the events in the movie were very well set and the dinosaurs were very life like.
Macy and Leoni gave a convincing performance whereas slacked at times.
Neill like always at his best and did a great job with his role.
My Favorite scene of the Movie is when the Spinosaurus and the T-Rex get engaged in a deadly fight.

Reviewed by,
Moiz Khan.

Da Vinci's Demons - TV Series 2013-2015

Title: Da Vinci's Demons
Rating: 7.5/10
No.of Seasons: 2
Status: Complete

Set during the age of the famous Leonardo Da Vinci, This show is a heavily fantasised version of the events that took place during his time and how he influenced them.
Leonardo Da Vinci (Tom Riley) a genius with dreams of greatness gets involved in plots he has no business being in. Due to him being in service to the house of Medici and his indispensable nature, He is often the target of plots and conspiracies mainly forged by the impostor, Pope Sixtus (James Faulkner) and his subordinate Girolamo Riario (Blake Ritson).
Explaining too much about this show will give away important details,
Perhaps the best thing about this Series is the acting of Blake Ritson as he plays a completely icy cold blooded killer in the form of Count Riario. Not even the acting of the main protagonist compares to the extremely professional acting done by the former. Also the Sherlock-Moriarty type relationship between Leonardo and Riario is enough to send shivers down one's spine.
Some scenes among many others, Deserve the praise of the masses.
With so much conspiracy to frighten a Borgia, This show is truly a must watch for those who are fans of medieval themed shows like Game of Thrones.

REVIEWED BY:
Yasir Zafar
First of His Name

Red Tails - Movie 2012

Title: Red Tails
Rating: 6.5/10
Director: George Lucas, Anthony Hemingway

Set in the most bloody era of all time, Red Tails tells the story of a squadron of African-American fighter pilots in world war 2. Faced with prejudice and racism these pilots struggle to do their best for a country that does not give them their rights.
This squadron also known as The Tuskegee Airmen consists of Captain Martin Julian (Nate Parker), Lieutenant Joe Little (David Oyelowo), Lieutenant Ray Gannon (Tristan Mack Wilds), Lieutenant Andrew Salem (Ne-Yo), Lieutenant Samuel George (Elijah Kelly), Who all have to perform their missions with old out of date aircraft.
This is a very special and very beautifully made movie, The special effects of which were spectacular to behold. Also this movie conveys a very important message that adversity always makes people stronger rather than destroying them and that the amount of courage or capabilities of a person is not measured by mundane things like skin colour or ethnicity.
In short this movie is truly worth watching and will not fail to excite you. However a few moments that cannot be mentioned without spoiling the movie for those who have not watched it yet were cliched and fantasized.
A must watch for fans of aerial warfare, Since that is the best thing about this film.

REVIEWED BY:
Yasir Zafar
First of His Name

The Pianist - 2002

THE PIANIST

Rating: 8.5/10

Director: Roman Polanski

Historical/Drama is the emotions striking in the very depth of heart. The Jewish history and sufferings are displayed with every detail possible. The wishes of the Best Director had been made possible by the Best Actor in leading role of the year.

Wladyslaw Spizlman is the Jew who survived every possible calamity and his biography is made picturesque by the likes of Adrien Brody.

Wladyslaw Spizlman was a talented Pianist in Nazi Occupied Poland. At the beginning of World War II, the Hitler regime sought the lives of Jews like bloodthirsty animals and the point is conveyed with precision.

The musician's family and himself were the victims of this plan that Nazi sought. The Warsaw ghetto faced destruction and the pianist had to bear the reality due to which his survival was hindered in every possible manner. Soon the 'inevitable' happens and when things couldn't get any worse, the pianist's heart was literally chewed away until the very last.

Acting is absolutely amazing in this feature of the Jewish Past. Though history doesn't contain something new but the Director and Actors have broke the records. The graphics and effects were stunning. Though the plot has nothing special but the other characteristics are what make this movie worth a while. 

The Lost World : Jurassic Park - Movie 1997

The Lost World : Jurassic Park

By Steven Spielberg 

7.5/10

The second installment of Jurassic Park, The Lost World is once again based on Michael Crichton's novel. Four years after the incident on Isla Nublar, a family happens to be on a nearby island, Isla Sorna, on a vacation when their young daughter is attacked by a horde of dinosaurs. She survives the attack and her parents sue InGen back home. Jon Hammond (Richard Attenborough) then meets Mathematician Ian Malcolm (Jeff Golblum) and explains to him that Isla Sorna was the former location used by InGen to clone dinosaurs but after it was destroyed by a hurricane the whole setup was moved to Isla Nublar. InGen now led by Peter Ludlow (Arliss Howard) wants to capture a dino of their own and Hammond wants to stop them by sending a team including Ian to gather support against human interference. Ian at first reluctant but then accepts as his girlfriend, Dr. Sarah Harding (Julianne Moore), is also at the site. Ian upon reaching Isla Sorna discovers the dangers and the film making turns into a desperate survival, on the other hand Peter and his hunters struggle to capture a baby T-Rex. Instead they capture a life size grown up T-Rex and ship him to San Diego where he gets loose and goes on a wild rampage across the city.
The overall Movie was quite average as Spielberg couldn't bring out the best of himself and the direction slacked throughout.
Goldblum and Moore gave a convincing performance but somwhere there was something lacking in the acting.
My favorite part of the Movie is when the T-Rex gives a wild shriek in the city after wreaking havoc.

Reviewed by,
Moiz Khan.

The Help - Movie 2011

Title: The Help
Rating: 9/10
Director: Tate Taylor

Based on the book of the same name by author Kathryn Stockett. Set in the 60's, The Help tells the story of Skeeter Phelan (Emma Stone) a university graduate who returns home after graduating to find out that her mother has fired her childhood nanny. After discovering the attitude of the people near her towards the coloured people who work for them, Skeeter resolves to stop this ignorance by publishing a book about the different experiences of the coloured housekeepers.
Foremost in helping her in achieving this dream is Aibileen (Viola Davis) who is a housekeeper to Hilly (Bryce Dallas Howard) a white socialist whose racist views know no bounds. As time passes Aibileen also convinces her friend Minny Jackson (Octavia Spencer) to narrate her stories for the book too. As time passes more and more people start coming to Skeeter to narrate their stories.
The Help is one of those movies that becomes imprinted in your mind after you finish watching it. With light comedy and some spectacular scenes The Help is truly a sweet movie.
Perhaps the best thing about this movie is the acting of Octavia Spencer, Who manages to perform in the same comedic and ironic way that is expected of her. Her potrayal of Minny Jackson is both light hearted and at times serious.
The Help taught me that everyone is special and that the way a person looks does not determine their identity or personality.
Even 6 years after its release The Help remains a must watch.

REVIEWED BY:
Yasir Zafar
First of His Name